We were getting requests for a traditional Italian style espresso. This made us nervous as cheap Italian espresso blends can be bitter from over roasting and cheap robusta.

So we set about making a much higher quality version, an elegant modern interpretation in the Dark Woods style.

The blend starts with specialty arabicas from South America and India. Finally, we add in the very best quality robusta from the award-winning Harley Estate in India. It’s just mid roast resulting in a smooth rich bodied espresso that will make people reassess this style.

Blend details:

Farm: Fazenda Passeio,Monte Belo, Sul de Minas, Brazil
Process: Natural
Variety: Bourbon, Catuai & Icatu arabica “Dark Woods Woodman recipe”
Altitude: 1100-1200m
Adolfo Vieira

Farm: Kalledevarapura Estate, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India
Process: Washed
Variety: S795 & SN9 arabica
Altitude: 1150-1280m
DM Purnesh & DM Shankar.

Farm: Harley Estate, Manjarabad, Karnataka, India
Process: Washed
Variety: Kaapi Royale robusta
Altitude: 945-1035m
DM Purnesh & DM Shankar

Farm: El Jordan, Planadas, Tolima, Colombia
Process: Washed
Variety: Caturra, Colombia & Castillo arabica
Altitude: 1500-1900m
Producers of the MAZICO association.

Deer Hill

Nestling in the West Yorkshire Pennines, we are surrounded by dramatic moorland, dry-stone walls and ancient woods. We see reminders of the area's heritage, shaped by the Industrial Revolution; from the 18th Century canal locks to the remnants of old mills and weirs. It was this that gave birth to our river-side Victorian textile mill, where we roast our coffee on a vintage Probat drum roaster.

Dark Woods use specialty grade coffees, which have cleaner more distinctive flavours than cheaper commercial coffees and are traceable to skilled farmers and their farms across the world. Carefully roasted to produce an array of flavours to suit a wide range of styles and tastes - which may be why Dark Woods gained another 13 awards in 2020's Great Taste Awards.

Deer Hill

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Deer Hill

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